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    TEC Front Corner

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    TEC Front View

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    TEC Visitor Porch

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    TEC Thermal Storage Tanks from below

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    TEC Interior

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    TEC Pre-fabricated Pipe

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    Sean Airhart

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    TEC Thermal Storage Tank Yard

Developer/Owner(s): Non-memberMicrosoft
Architecture Firm(s): NBBJ
General Contractor(s): GLY
Broker Firm(s): Not Applicable
Engineering Firm(s): Non-memberAEI Consultants
Other Significant Team Member, if applicable: OAC, Project Manager
​​​​Interior Architect/Designer Firm(s): Lighting Design: NBBJ
Environmental Graphic Design: NBBJ
Construction/Project Manager Firm(s): OAC Services
Consultant Firm(s): Structural/Civil Engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Building Envelope Consultant: Morrison Hershfield
Specifications: Applied Building Information
Acoustic Consultant: Stantec
Major Sub/Vendor(s): Mechanical and Plumbing: MacDonald Miller Facility Solutions
Electrical Contractor: Valley Electric

Microsoft Thermal Energy Center (TEC) [WINNER]

Category

Judges' Innovation Award

Description

The Microsoft Thermal Energy Center (TEC) has 7 65-foot-tall thermal energy tanks served by 900 geothermal wells drilled 550 feet into the ground. Through a system of heat pumps, electric
chillers, and 220 miles of pipe, the TEC uses constant temperatures below the Earth’s surface to heat and cool office buildings on our new campus, eliminating the need for conventional gas boilers and electric chillers, cutting energy use by ~50% compared to traditional utility plants.

Winner Status

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